Comments on: Bills’ linebacker Nigel Bradham suspended for opening gamehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comTue, 20 Mar 2018 00:45:47 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: rextraordinairehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3511221
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 23:01:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3511221And I thought Bills in Chicago in week one was a lopsided matchup before Alonso go hurt..
]]>By: scw1993http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510613
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:59:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510613I’m so far from a Bills fan….but look at the situation. Bradham gets a one game suspension for smoking a joint A YEAR ago, and rice gets two games for knocking his wife out in an elevator. What is even more sickening are the raven’s fans defending this abuser, and giving him 2 standing ovations yesterday during camp. Speaks volumes about the organization and their fans. Absolute travesty. I wonder what his next “punishment” will be when he hits her again, and yes, it will happen. Wiley you’re preaching to the choir.
]]>By: jriegehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510612
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:58:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510612It doesn’t matter what your views on legalizing weed are. The fact is that when these players sign their NFL contracts they enter into the agreement of of all rules and regulations. The penalty should be higher for substance abuse offenses. If I fail a drug test at my job, I get fired.
]]>By: melikefootballhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510597
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:52:06 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510597Lets all shake are head, everyone that is but Ray Rice.
]]>By: afcdominationhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510529
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:26:50 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510529not a good start for a guy who was kind of the only hope to fill the loss of Kiko. he needs to step up. so far not stepping up
]]>By: touchdownroddywhitehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510524
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:25:50 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510524“Stephen A Smith, go home!” –

Wish I could have liked that twice.

]]>By: harrisonhits2http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510511
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:22:16 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510511Hey Ravens fan, there is quite simply no defense for what Ray Rice did. Period. He should have been suspended for much longer than the league gave him. Period.

Anyone who defends domestic violence shows what kind of person they actually are, and its a pretty ugly view.

]]>By: firerogergoodellnowhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510503
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:19:25 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510503And still nothing happens to Irsay.
]]>By: pammy6http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510489
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:15:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510489Some of these suspensions are getting out of hand, especially when you look at the slap on the wrist Rice just got handed.
]]>By: realfootballfanhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510482
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:13:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510482Aren’t you glad daddy is around to bust these players for something stupid like this? Let these guys smoke This should be the only time players get suspended for weed when it results in a legal problem. Constantly drug testing instead of just letting these guys smoke in the privacy of their own homes or wherever they do it is stupid.
]]>By: youpeopleareallthesamehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510429
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:59:30 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510429wiley16350 says: Jul 30, 2014 2:46 PM

Here are some facts for you people so that at least when you complain about stuff you don’t have to lie, use half-truths or comparisons that have nothing to do with reality.

1. Ray Rice and his wife were both arrested for domestic violence.

2. Ray Rice didn’t serve jail time or receive a stiff penalty from the law. He just has to attend anger management classes.

3. Ray Rice was suspended 2 games + a game check worth over $700,000. I’m not sure if he will not be paid for the 2 suspended game, it is possible that he will lose 3 game checks.

4. No player is ever suspended for a first offense with drug abuse, PED’s or on field actions. The first time you hear of a player being suspended due to one of these things, it wasn’t the first time he was caught doing it. All of these things effect the way the league is viewed in terms of honest competition. That is why they are addressed in the CBA. The suspensions for these things automatically incur agreed upon punishments. They are not something that Goodell deliberates upon to enact punishment. All of them take thought, foresight and intent to cheat the league, opponents and peers. Because of this, a player has no genuine excuse for breaking these rules and or laws.

5. One difference between those previously stated wrongs compared to Ray Rice’s is that Ray Rice committed his in the heat of a moment, while those other offenses took thought, foresight and complete understanding of what was being accomplished. Making it more believable that Rice was contrite and sorry for what he had done.

5. Goodell always evokes punishment according to the attitude of the player after speaking with the player.

6. Goodell spoke to both Ray Rice and his wife prior to evoking the suspension. He has more knowledge of what happened, why it happened and how Ray Rice and his wife feel about it than you do. He knows Ray Rice as a person better than you do.

7. The suspension of Ray Rice says nothing about how the NFL feels about men hitting women. It only says what they feel about this paticular situation. Stop reading into it more than it actually says. You don’t have all the information and it’s stupid to act as if you know more about it than Goodell.
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Stephen A Smith, go home!

]]>By: novajoemicmachttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510406
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:54:16 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510406The NFL is tone deaf. In light of the ridiculously light punishment handed out to Ray Rice, a one game suspension for such a small amount of weed (the courts threw the case out) is exceedingly harsh. Two states have legalized weed and yet Goodell and the NFL still come down with an iron fist for smoking a joint; how many states have legalized wife beating, Goodell?
]]>By: wiley16350http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510368
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:46:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510368Here are some facts for you people so that at least when you complain about stuff you don’t have to lie, use half-truths or comparisons that have nothing to do with reality.

1. Ray Rice and his wife were both arrested for domestic violence.

2. Ray Rice didn’t serve jail time or receive a stiff penalty from the law. He just has to attend anger management classes.

3. Ray Rice was suspended 2 games + a game check worth over $700,000. I’m not sure if he will not be paid for the 2 suspended game, it is possible that he will lose 3 game checks.

4. No player is ever suspended for a first offense with drug abuse, PED’s or on field actions. The first time you hear of a player being suspended due to one of these things, it wasn’t the first time he was caught doing it. All of these things effect the way the league is viewed in terms of honest competition. That is why they are addressed in the CBA. The suspensions for these things automatically incur agreed upon punishments. They are not something that Goodell deliberates upon to enact punishment. All of them take thought, foresight and intent to cheat the league, opponents and peers. Because of this, a player has no genuine excuse for breaking these rules and or laws.

5. One difference between those previously stated wrongs compared to Ray Rice’s is that Ray Rice committed his in the heat of a moment, while those other offenses took thought, foresight and complete understanding of what was being accomplished. Making it more believable that Rice was contrite and sorry for what he had done.

5. Goodell always evokes punishment according to the attitude of the player after speaking with the player.

6. Goodell spoke to both Ray Rice and his wife prior to evoking the suspension. He has more knowledge of what happened, why it happened and how Ray Rice and his wife feel about it than you do. He knows Ray Rice as a person better than you do.

7. The suspension of Ray Rice says nothing about how the NFL feels about men hitting women. It only says what they feel about this paticular situation. Stop reading into it more than it actually says. You don’t have all the information and it’s stupid to act as if you know more about it than Goodell.

]]>By: iloveagoodnaphttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510367
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:46:45 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510367Any explanation, any at all, as to why they waited a whole year? This seems out of left field.

Did he appeal and it not get settled until now? I have never heard of it taking an entire year to suspend a guy 1 game. Unbelievable.

It’s just another indicator that the Buffalo Bills will soon be playing in the beautiful upscale sunny city of Los Angeles. Look in Buffalo the players don’t even want to play there. This story is proof. In reality, the team will be worth more in LA because only we can sell luxury boxes with a fine dining experience. LA is the city that can support an NFL team and has the track record to do it. Buffalo is a 3rd world country compared to us. The fact is, LA has perfect weather and excellent fans that have money to go to games. LA is much better for the NFL and it has better people too. Like I have been saying for years, the Bills are the most likely team to be moved to LA, glad it’s happening this year.

Nice try but you ought to read the papers or watch the news…it’s between staying in Buffalo or being moved to Toronto…you’re probably smoking better stuff then Bradham got busted with…lmao@you

]]>By: leo133074http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510263
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:22:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510263Bears 45
Bills 10
]]>By: reconl63http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510256
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:20:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510256It’s just another indicator that the Buffalo Bills will soon be playing in the beautiful upscale sunny city of Los Angeles. Look in Buffalo the players don’t even want to play there. This story is proof. In reality, the team will be worth more in LA because only we can sell luxury boxes with a fine dining experience. LA is the city that can support an NFL team and has the track record to do it. Buffalo is a 3rd world country compared to us. The fact is, LA has perfect weather and excellent fans that have money to go to games. LA is much better for the NFL and it has better people too. Like I have been saying for years, the Bills are the most likely team to be moved to LA, glad it’s happening this year.
]]>By: djshnookshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510238
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:16:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510238So they lose their best player…and the NFL then decides to suspend his replacement?

An entire year later? What a joke.

I’m at the point I hope this league folds…Roger Goodell is ruining the NFL.

]]>By: rzon250http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/30/bills-linebacker-nigel-bradham-suspended-for-opening-game/#comment-3510232
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:15:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2271190#comment-3510232“According to the report, the amount of marijuana was too small to arrest and jail Bradham, so he was only issued tickets, one for possession of a small amount of marijuana and one for a window tint violation.”

So Bradham had a tiny bit of weed, and gets suspended for a game….a year later. What a complete and total joke. By this logic, Dareus is gone for half the season.